The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
Farm and Garden Notes.


Three and -year-old wethers are
best liked foe mutton in England.
Turnips in frosty weather keep better
in the ground than when pulled and ex-
posed.
Mich cows should be kept comfortable
in winter, and well protected from flies
in summer.
Straight backs, broad loins and round
ness Of body are valuable points for fat
tening sheep.
It is well said that deep tillage means
enlarged resources when practiced on
heavy lands
The English Downs, says the Practical |
Farmer, produce the best mutton. while |
the Merinos are remembered for making |
the finest wool
Not only docs the linden tree produce
honey in great abundance, but its quality
is regarded as equal. if not superior, to
that yielded by white clover.
Pine leaves" or needles, make a
capital mulch for small fruits and flow
ering plants, for the latter will push up
through a sufficient covering
Sheep will eat more. be more cOnteuted
and thrive better on new than an old
range Frequent change of range for
them is important at this season of the
year.
A hog-raiser says II a pig is well
bred and from a good stock OF hogs, he
should easily I've made TO weigh $50
pounds during the nine months Of his
life.
1t is not good Judgment to hold on to
grain after it is fit for market. In six
months from the time it is threshed,
wheat will shrink two quarts to the
bushel.
II roses are wilted before they can be
placed in water. immersc the ends Of
the stalk in very hot water for minute
or two, and they will regain their pristine
freshness
Michigan cultivator thinks that by
careful culture, close pruning and fertiliz-
ing with bone and potash we may secure
in great measure exemption from the
yellows in peaches.
When a horse strays away during a
storm or high wind be sure he went in
the direction of the wind. A horse
breads wind in his face. With sheep
the contrary is the case. The sheep
faces the storm.
In selecting a SOW for breeding, choose
one that is quiet and mild in disposition.
She may b. the one that will lay on fat
most easily, and it will, therefore, be
necessary to feed sparingly, but she will
BE- all the better as a breeder for this.
There is no way in which one can do
the horse more service. in the way Of
keeping him healthy, than by washing
his skin with water as hot as the hand
Will bear. Use large sponge and
piece of good soap; wash him well and
rub him dry.
Keep good lookout for rats and
cats. Remove all piles OF rubbish from
neor where the chickens run. Rats will
not stay where there is no place for them
to run into and hide. Keep young chicks
as far rs possible from Buildings, and the
rats will not trouble them
Sickly-looking plants may be taken out
of their pots, the roots washed, the
weaker branches trimed, and placed into
as small pots as the roots can be placed
into. Let such a plant remain there
until by good growth it shows its healthy
roots, then it may have more earth in a
little larger pot.
The Wisconsin Agricultural Expert
mont Station tried the experiment with
nine plain-bred pigs with a little BeTk-
shire blood in them, and ascertsined that
to produce pound OF pork with meal
alone cost 4.3 cents. requiring J. 3 pounds
of meal. The same amount of shorts.
costing 81 cents, produced tine same in
crease; and = pounds of the mixture
produced the same results.
a large crop of potatoes takes from
the soil nearly one hundred pounds of
potash per acre. Few soils will stand
this drain, an I therefore the yield de
clines. The potato crop is universally
sold from the farm, and it leaves less
refuse as manure than any other. Potato
tops should be brought up to the barn
yard to be worked into the manure heap.
Though not bulky. they contain consid-
cradle fertlli1ing material. Left in q
field they viii be blown into fence-cor-
ners in wini sr, and thus be lost
The Vermont Wa'ehmda gives the fol-
lowing mixture for lining eggs: To four
gallons Of boiling water add half peck
of new lime, stirring it some little time.
When cold, remove any hard Jumps by
coarse sieve; add ten ounces, of salt and
three ounces of cream Of tartar, and mix
the whole thoroughly Let the mixture
stand couple of weeks before using;
Pa k the eggs as closely as possible, aud
they should be kept closely covered with
the preparation. If treated when newly
laid, nine months after they will taste
nearly as good as when fresh. Eggs, to
be preserved by any method, should be
treated the same day they are taken from
the nest; their quality depends upon this
being observed
English architects are advising that
ro,ns should be nroyided with MANY